Flu season 2018 deaths in georgia

Seasonal influenza is a killer, even in milder years. Cdc reports more flu deaths, record hospitalizations cbs. Preventing flu the flu season in georgia begins in early october and can run as late in the year as may. We saw a lot of patients coming into the hospital, we did see a lot of deaths associated with flu last year, said infectious. As of the end of december, georgia had four flu deaths statewide and 440 hospitalizations related to the flu in the eightcounty metro atlanta area. Flu seasons during which h3 viruses are prevalent are usually worse and come with more hospitalizations and deaths. This years ferocious flu season has now claimed the lives of more than 50 people in georgia and resulted in more than 1,000 hospitalizations in the metroatlanta area alone, according to the.

Flu season is getting worse and is on course to break records in terms of people made sick by influenza and sent to the hospital with flu, the cdc says. The severity of the flu varies depending on the person, the flu season, and the flu virus active that year. Deaths mount in georgia as flu season stays severe. Georgia now has 51 confirmed flu related deaths, up from 37 on wednesday and 25 just a week ago. Last year the flu killed 151 in georgia, including four children. At least 14,000 people have died and 250,000 have already been hospitalized during the 20192020 flu season, according to estimates from the u. Georgia flu death toll hits 25 in georgia, relentless season could be worst in years by scott berson. A total of 57 influenzaassociated deaths of all ages have been confirmed for the 201920 season in georgia. Georgia already topping list for flu activity in the nation. The 17,397 flu related hospitalization cases reported for the 201718 flu season were more than twice as many as last season s 8,661 cases reported by the ohio department of health.

Californias department of public health says the flu killed 329 people under age 65 in the last flu season, from october 2017 to august 2018 but that is likely only a small fraction of the total deaths in the nations most populous state because the department didnt count the hundreds of deaths of people 65 and older. Overall, the cdc estimates that 12,000 and 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Deaths mount in georgia as flu season stays severe the. Flu has killed 20,000 this season, including 6 kids why the number of child deaths from flu is up so much this year flu season prompts hospitals to take extra precautions. Last years flu season death toll and 201819 flu coverage. This will be the final weekly report of the 20192020 influenza season. Ga flu deaths increase as influenza a hits state hard. Information on how these estimates are calculated can be found on cdcs web page how cdc estimates the burden of seasonal influenza in the u. For years and years, the cdc kept repeating the same mantra of 36,000 people dying of the flu. Two hundred ninety six laboratoryconfirmed influenza deaths were reported for the 2017 2018 season. In all states except hawaii and oregon, the distribution of influenza was indicated as widespread, including 32 states that had high flu activity.

Second flu related death in georgia confirmed by the state. In recent years, flu related deaths have ranged from about 12,000 to in the worst year 56,000, according to the cdc. Georgia flu deaths state releases latest figures for. Week 20 may may 19, 2018 week 19 may 6 may 12, 2018 week 18 april 29 may 5, 2018 week 17 april 22 april 28. Laboratory confirmed influenzaassociated deaths note that these counts reflect only deaths officially reported to the washington state department of health. The georgia department of public health dph has confirmed three flu related deaths in south health district. Week 40 september 30 october 6, 2018 2017 2018 influenza season. H3n2 is associated with more severe illness, especially among children and the elderly. Flu deaths up over last year in georgia the newnan times. The 2017 2018 flu season was one of the deadliest in decades according to the cdc. After terribly deadly flu season, california aims to track. That includes the brutal 2017 2018 flu season, which turned out to be one of the worst on record with 145 people in the state dying from flu related causes and more than 3,000 people in metro. So far this flu season, there have been 42 flu related deaths across the state, according to the most recent data from the georgia department of public health. With such a long window of opportunity for contracting the influenza virus, the flu is regarded as one of the nations most common illnesses.

These pages includes information about the estimated burden of influenza from past seasons, including tables of the estimated influenza disease burden and 95% credible interval cr i by age group. There were 40 hospitalizations in metro atlanta due to influenza infection during the week of jan. T he 2018 2019 flu season may not have been as severe as the one that came before it, but it set a record of its own, the centers for disease control and prevention cdc say. Seasonal flu influenza georgia department of public health. More than 50 now dead from flu in georgia, including more. I am wondering how many of those people actually died of the flu. The center for disease control and prevention reported last week more flu cases have been reported in georgia than any other state in the nation.

The 2017 2018 united states flu season lasted from late 2017 through early 2018. These are the first confirmed flu related deaths in the district this flu season. Georgia considered hit hardest for flu season 2018. However, it could equal or surpass the 2018 2019 season s 34,200 flu related deaths. This page is for archived weekly flu reports from the georgia department of public health. Flu activity in georgia archive georgia department of. Flu season thats sickened 26 million may be at its peak. This season has been more severe than a year ago this time, both in hospitalizations 779 to 674 this time last year and deaths 22 to 5.

Flu cases highest in years, reports ohio department of health. Last winters flu season was the deadliest in at least four decades, the cdc said, with an estimated 80,000 deaths in the nation. A total of 34 influenzaassociated pediatric deaths have been reported to cdc for this season. For comparison, 36,560 people died in car accidents in 2018 in the united states. Flu activity picks up in georgia as death toll rises. Flu statistics show recordhigh hospitalization rate in u. Here are the figures of deaths that occurred in the united states and worldwide during those years. As flu season gets rolling, georgia hit harder than any. In georgia, there were 155 confirmed influenzaassociated deaths. Three confirmed flurelated deaths in south georgia. The world has seen five pandemics during the last century, which took a large number of lives.

Flu death toll hits 25 in georgia, relentless season could. Its the holiday season, but its also flu season, which has reportedly slammed the peach state the hardest. In the 201617 season, there were an estimated 29 million flu cases in the united states. Jernigan and cdc director brenda fitzgerald attribute the high flu activity to the prevalence of the h3n2 flu. During the spring months of marchmay, influenza b virus became dominant. According to the cdc, this years flu season is particularly bad, resulting in deaths.

The 2017 2018 flu season was made worse by two factors. In fact, the centers for disease control and prevention cdc estimates 5 to 20 percent of americans get the flu and more than 200,000 people are. H3n2 was the main virus circulating nationally during the last flu season, which led to 154 reported deaths in georgia and was considered the nations worst flu outbreak in at least 40 years. Flu season deaths top 80,000 last year, cdc says cnn. For the 2017 2018 season, 185 pediatric flu deaths. Estimated influenza disease burden, by season united states. Since flu associated deaths in children became a nationally notifiable condition in 2004, the total number of flu associated deaths among children during one season has ranged from 37 during the 20112012 season to 186 during the 201718 season, as of april 19, 2019. This is the earliest regular flu season in almost a decade, and features a strain of influenza generally associated with more severe flu seasons.

Ga flu deaths climb as flu more worrisome than coronavirus. Four of the victims were children age 17 or younger. Lately, mild flu seasons tend to kill about 12,000 americans, and more severe flu seasons kill up to 56,000. An estimated 80,000 americans died of flu and its complications last winter. At the end of 2012, georgia was one of 29 states reporting high levels of flu activity, an increase from previous weeks. By the end of the 2017 2018 season, 145 people in georgia died from flu related causes, and more than 3,000 people in metro atlanta were hospitalized for flu related illnesses.